It's genuinely sad to see Wikipedia beg for money from its readers. It's genuinely one of the best open source knowledge database in the world and I don't think we appreciate its existence enough.
#OTD in 1981, Namita Mukhopadhyay went home from school to find her husband's body hanging inside their fifth-floor apartment on Southern Avenue, Calcutta. A chilling thread on Ek Doctor Ki Maut. 1/11
How can children's safety be prioritized at all fronts?
Here's insight into Bharatpur, Rajasthan, where #CommunityMembers like Rajvati trained in #ChildProtection are being appointed to decision-making administrative roles.
https://t.co/AXdTM6hori
@BHARATPUR_DM @BharatpurPolice
Or, to put another way: the CEO who lays off 10k workers can get the best therapist in the country to work through their guilt. The 10k workers who have to go home and tell their families they cant pay their mortgage or their kid's tuition anymore must bear their thoughts alone.
One cruel thing about capitalism is how it simultaneously inflicts psychological trauma on the poor by keeping them in constant insecurity over the ability to continue to exist, and yet it cuts them off from any access to the resource of therapy, which is only for the well off.
Shoutout to our partners Sristy and Asha, and our women volunteers for their groundwork - w/o whom this study in @24parganas by @Roon2 wouldn't have been possible. Thank you for empowering the piece, @CNNnews18!
https://t.co/FJuLzN3rEP
#EndTraffickingTogether@adrijabose@jagora
"... they are not only being scammed, but they’ve also just legitimized their own trafficking.."
@Roon2 shares deep insight into the innocuous practices which don't seem dangerous, that traffickers have been using to exploit children in N24Parganas.
https://t.co/FsPyzgJqbV
Many of the 1.5 million #ChildBrides in India are trafficked under the guise of marriage —
@Roon2 uses her data from on-ground in N24 Parganas to delve deeper into the different forms of #ChildTrafficking in India.
#EndTraffickingTogether
https://t.co/FsPyzgrPkn
#WorldDayAgainstTrafficking may be coming to an end, but our work to protect children against trafficking never will. Here's an article by @Roon2 on a primary study she conducted with Aangan in North 24 Parganas, Bengal.
https://t.co/FsPyzgrPkn
#EndTraffickingTogether
My colleague @Roon2 uncovers the changing shape of #ChildTrafficking in N24 Parganas and has solutions to boot. #WorldDayAgainstTrafficking Webbed: Child Trafficking in the times of COVID-19 & Cyclone Amphan | by Aangan Trust | Jul, 2020 | Medium https://t.co/86Kzv6Pcwy